Cable-feeder.



R. W. BE ENEE CAB'LE FEEDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 30.. L914.

Patented Apr; 4, 1916.

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ROBERT W. BEENE, 0F TUCSON, ARIZONA.

CABLE-FEEDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 30, 1914. Serial No. 884,366.

To all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT \V. BEENE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tucson, in the county of Pima and State of adapted to drive spaced supporting rollers with the latter-held under spring tension, so as to frictionally engage the walls of the conduit, whereby to propel the feeder, through the conduit.

The invention in the preferred form of details will be described in the following specification, reference being had particularly to the accompanying drawings, in

' Figure l is a perspective VlBY of the 1mproved feeder. Fig. 2 is a ngitudinal sectional view of the same, the motor being termed the forward end is mounted in the omitted. Fig. 3 is a perspective detail illustrating the connection of the drive wheels. Fig. 4 is. a section on line 41 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a broken view in elevation partly in section illustrating the gear case, drive rods and arms connected thereto. Fig. 6 is a section on line 66 of Fig. 2.

' In the accompanying drawings, the imv proved feeder comprises a casing 1, in which is rotatably mounted the motor 2, the casing 1 being preferably ofskeleton formation and included within a housing 3 which through the medium of pins 4 and slots 5 is slidably mounted with relation to the case. The armature 6- eXtends in both directions beyond the motor and at what may be sleeve extension 7 from the casing 1. The

sleeve extension 7 and the rear wall of the casing l are provided with gear cases-8 con taining gears 9 mounted upon the, armature shaft and cooperating gears 10 driven from the gear 9 and operating the drive wheels in a manner to be later described.

Pivotally connected to the rear wall of each gear case 8 are arms 11, which extend rearwardly'from said wall and are terminally formed to provide spaced members 12 between which are mounted drive wheels- 13. The wheels are in the form of solid .pulleys and are preferably provided with convex rubber tires 14, whereby to provide a more effective grip upon the surface of-the condult. The gears 10 of the respective gear shafts are arranged to operate driving 'with sufilcient pressure against the walls of the conduit to insure their effective 00- operation therewith, and to provide this I arrange upon the housing 3 sleeve extensions 20 to which are secured one section at 21' of telescopic pressure rods, the opposing section 22 of which is connected to the adjacent arm 11. 'A spring 28 is coiled about each telescopic rod to induce outward pressure upon the arm, as will be evident from the drawings. To provide for adjusting this pressure I secure inan extension of the rear gear case 8 a rod 24: which passes through the sleeve 20 at the rear of the housing, said rod 2 1 being threaded at 25 and engaged by wing nut 26, which nut is adapted to bear. against the end of the sleeve 20. As the telescopic rods travel in the same direction from the housing sleeves, it is obvious that the longitudinal adjustment of the housing will increase or decrease the spread of the arms 11, as may be desired. The terminal of the rod 24 is provided with an eye 27 to which the cable being drawn through the conduit may be attached in any desired manner.

The operation of the apparatus will be fully apparent from the above description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it being understood that in the operation of the gears. the drive wheels are simultaneously rotated in the same direction and having been previously adjusted to frictionally engage the wall of the conduit, with sufiicient pressure, rotation of said wheels will feed the device through the conduit drawing the cable therewith.

What isclaimed is p 1. A cable feeder including a casing, a

Patented Apr. 4, 1316.

motor therein, conduit engaging d'rive Wheels carried by the casing, means for varying pressure of said Wheels against the walls of the conduit.

2. A cable feeder including a case, a motor arranged therein, conduit. engaging .drive Wheels carried by the case and operated by the motor, a housing including the casing, and means carried by the housing for exerting outward pressure upon the drive Wheels,

3. A cable feeder including a case, a motor arranged therein, conduit engaging drive Wheels carried by the case and operated by the motor, a housing including the casing, anduneans carried by the housing for exerting outwardpressure upon the drive Wheels,

ROBERT W, BEENE.

Witnesses:

WEsLEY W. ScHUP'P, CLAUDE A. MEEK.

Copies otftl is patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

